The PERCOM/Kilgore College Paramedic Consortium is accredited by the Commission on

Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

(www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on

Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical

Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

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PERCOM

EMT-Basic Course

Thank you for your interest in our Online
EMT-Basic Class. We are proud to offer a course that is flexible, affordable,
and convenient. We achieved this by providing a hybrid program that encompasses
an online training environment as well as hands on skills and in the field
clinical training. This course is designed to meet and exceed the standards put
forth by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's (NHTSA) National EMS Scope of Practice Model and is approved by Texas Department of State Health Services.

The list below is the requirements to enter the course there are other requirements that you will encounter in the various phases of course. Please read Prerequisites in full before enrolling.

1.Color copy of a government issued photo ID

2.High School Diploma/GED/or College transcript

3.AHA Health Care Provider CPR CARDS

Basic Course Description

This course is broken into three parts Didactic, Psychomotor Skills, and
Clinical you have a total of six months to complete all three sections. The
course requires you maintain a 80% as well as a participation requirements.
Below is an in-depth description of the three portions of the course.

Didactic

The didactic portion of the course is given online. The
course is self-paced, and the student may finish as quickly as he/she would
like. The course includes powerpoint presentations, video lectures, homework
assignments and research exams. In addition, there are weekly
instructor/student chat rooms. In the chat rooms, the students can question the
instructor on course material. After the Q&A session the instructor leads
the students in an interactive scenario. All students are required to attend 2 chat rooms before completing the course. At the conclusion of the course, the
student will take a proctored final exam. This exam is given by CBT via
webinar. The student must have access to a computer with a webcam, microphone
and speakers to take the final exam. Please refer to System Requirements before enrolling into the course.

Psychomotor Skills

After completing the online portion of the didactic
course, the student will be allowed to begin skills training. Student will attend one 3 day skills practice
sessions at a PERCOM facility in Texas. Students are required to view all of
the skills training videos contained in the course prior to attending the
practice session. In addition the students are required to memorize the steps
on each skills sheet prior to attending the sessions. If the student fails the
skills testing session he/she will have to pay to reschedule for another
testing session.

Clinical Practicum

Students may begin clinical practicum after completing
the skills session. There are a total of 80 Hours required to complete this
Practicum as well as skill performed and patient contact requirements.

Hour Requirements

EMS:48

ER:36

L&D:8

Respiratory Therapy:8

Total:100

Caveat: If the student does not acquire the minimum
patient contacts, the student may have to attend additional
clinical rotations.

Course Completion

After passing the online didactic course,
passing the skills testing, and completing the clinical practicum requirements
of the course, the student will graduate. The student will be given a course
completion certificate and will be marked “eligible” in the NREMT database to
take the NREMT-Basic Exam. At this time the student may begin continue to our
Advanced EMT program.

Tuition

The EMT-Basic program cost $1250.00 which include Tuition,
Textbook, and all Clinical & Skill Fees. The cost of the tuition can be paid in full by proceeding to our Purchase/Enrollment page. PERCOM also offers a interest free in house PAYMENT PLANto make higher education affordable and obtainable. PERCOM
accepts Money Orders, Purchase Orders and Credit Cards. If you have any questions concerning the course please ask our Help Desk

You must have a copy of your Photo ID, Proof of HS Graduation and your AHA CPR card as files on your computer. You will be asked to upload them during the registration process. Please do not register until you have these Items available for upload.